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ChipIn: Helping my Mom

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:15:43 -0700

My name is Gabrielle (Lilly's daughter) and I am 17. Ths is my Mom's Blog. I am trying to save my Mom, LillyAnn, who has Lupus. She is really sick and running out of time ( 24 to 72 hours) to save her remaining kidney, with an emergency surgery. I hope I am doing this right on StumbleUpon.

UPDATE: A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone for all of your prayers and for helping me reach the goal to help my mom with her urgent ongoing medical treatment. SU Stumblers as well as other friends helped ChipIn raise: $357 and our family's great friend, mom's business partner and SU Stumbler himself davejazzhound has contributed the remaining balance. Mom will be receiving her necessary procedures this week and in time. We will keep you posted as much as we can.

Bless Everyone

Gabrielle

Sharing some quotes my Mom shared with me:

"You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson ~

"Never fear shadows. They simply mean that there's a light somewhere nearby." ~~ Ruth E. Renkei

On life's journey faith is nourishment, virtuous deeds are a shelter, wisdom is the protection by day, and right mindfulness is the protection by night. If a man lives a pure life, nothing can destroy him. ~~ Buddha

christian the lion

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:20:39 -0700

True love never dies, how gorgeous!

These two guys reared this lion from a baby in England but the authorities would not allow them to keep it once it reached maturity so they were forced to give it up.

They took it back to Africa and placed it in a wildlife sanctuary, a year later they went to see it and were told it would not remember them.

Truly Heartwarming.

There's often an overwhelming urge to revisit all that is familiar to us and a not inconsiderable charm in doing so; to tread through the paths that we have already traversed, to return again and again to the landscapes of our memory, to run our fingers over passages that dazzled us the first time we came across them ... in all this the desire to repeat what is most precious in order that it doesn't slip away. We have a deep and profound need to find solace in the ordinary, the commonplace.

Always remember that if you can ;)

Live In Joy!

Lilly ~

Learn more about Christian the lion here.

Slide - slideshows, slide shows, photo sharing, image hosting, widgets, MySpace codes, Facebook apps

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:49:55 -0700

Each night we die. And each day we are reborn.

"Maybe it`s still not too late" Fine Art Print by Imber [205949-18] - RedBubble

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:51:13 -0700

The soul that can speak through the eyes can also kiss with a gaze ...

Only as high as I reach
can I grow

Only as far as I seek
can I go

Only as deep as I look
can I see

Only as much as I dream
can I be

Artwork: Maybe it`s still not too late by Imber

bookofjoe: For the Geek Girl Who Has Everything: Swarovski Philips Heart Beat Flash Drive

Fri, 23 May 2008 20:05:27 -0700

Philips active crystals heartbeat usb memory key!

Philips has a selection of lovely Swarovski USB keys.

There is the Lock Out usb key shaped like a lock, and two other heart-shaped keys.

My favorite is called Heartbeat which is covered in silver shade crystals and another similar one named Heartware.

Each of the keys come loaded with password protection and file synchronization software.

Unfortunately these little beauties come with a hefty price tag - each key retails for about $180.

Shoe | EC - Luxury Lifestyle, Gadgets &Latest Fashion Trends

Fri, 16 May 2008 10:22:09 -0700

OK , its official ... I will sell my car for THESE shoes!

"It's time to remove the dust from the money piling in your bank account and tie some art work to your feet.

Pinch yourself as this is possible. The pricey artistic cutting-edge street wear demands a whooping sum of $27,945.

Crafted by Mai Lamore, don’t degrade them by tagging them as mere shoes as they are no less than a work of art.

The 18 karat gold heels are quite sensuous and ufffff when it is complemented with the hand dyed silk petals."

Patient In Washington State Denied A Liver Transplant For Physician-Recommended, Legal Medical Marijuana Use Is Sacrificed On The Altar Of Pot Prohibition | NORML Blog

Mon, 12 May 2008 17:31:31 -0700

Where's the humanity?!!

Timothy Garon is dead. Why did he die?

"He would have likely survived longer if he received a timely organ transplant but was denied access because he followed his physician's recommendation, used medical cannabis during his treatments for liver disease, therefore testing positive for THC metabolites and rather than receive the gift of a potentially longer life--instead doctors at the University of Washington deferred to federal prohibition laws and mores, handing Tim a death sentence."

There are no pharmacological or physiological reasons why Tim Garon, or any medical marijuana patient, should logically be denied access to life-saving or life-enhancing organ transplants.

In my view, commonsense and humanity were completely lacking here on the part of the doctors who denied Tim and his family a chance at a continued life together.

Time and time and time we see
These acts against humanity
Each for each and each will bleed
And shed blood for what they each believe
On and on and on we go
Some will you see and some won't be
True to you and truth will lead
You to a sense of o now ... peace

"You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson ~

DaveJazzHounds blog - StumbleUpon

Wed, 07 May 2008 09:39:44 -0700

Passionate, intelligent, creative, interesting, literary, quick witted, charmingly spirited and beautiful on the inside and out ;)

The Burning Man Project :: Welcome Home

Fri, 02 May 2008 10:22:59 -0700

No, I 've never had the fortitude to post this photo before. I won't leave it up for long and body paint is as artisticly creative and native as I get ;)

I've been to Burning Man every year for the last 5 years and absolutely LOVE it. It's one of the best things I've ever done for myself. An amazing spiritual and cultural nexus.

There are no rules about how one must behave or express oneself at this event (save the rules that serve to protect the health, safety, and experience of the community at large); rather, it is up to each participant to decide how they will contribute and what they will give to this community.

Trying to explain what Burning Man is to someone who has never been to the event is a bit like trying to explain what a particular color looks like to someone who is blind.

The annual event now known as Burning Man is the result of a merger of two events, one of which began as a nameless beach party on the summer solstice in 1986 when Larry Harvey, Jerry James, and a few friends met on Baker Beach in San Francisco and burned an 8-foot (2.4-meter) wooden man as well as a smaller wooden dog.

The inspiration for burning these effigy figures has been shrouded in mystery by Harvey, who described it as a spontaneous act of radical self-expression.

Though, it should be noted that the act strongly resembles the climax of the 1985 film, The Legend of Billie Jean, where an effigy of the title character is consumed in a fire.

Sculptor Mary Grauberger, a friend of Harvey's girlfriend, Janet Lohr, had held art-party gatherings on Baker Beach on or about the summer solstice for several years prior to 1986, and the burning of sculpture was a central theme.

In addition, a key ingredient of the pre-Burning Man gatherings, and a link to today's event, was that Baker Beach is a cove area frequented by nudists.

The event takes place on an ancient lakebed, known as the playa. By the time the event is completed and the volunteers leave, sometimes nearly a month after the event has ended, there will be no trace of the city that was, for a short time, the most populous town in the entire county.

Art is an unavoidable part of this experience, and in fact, is such a part of the experience that Larry Harvey, founder of the Burning Man project, gives a theme to each year, to encourage a common bond to help tie each individual's contribution together in a meaningful way.

This year's art theme is about nationality, identity and the nature of patriotism. One species of the patriotic urge conflates the nation state with mass identity. Governments, as actors on a worldwide stage, become a surrogate for self, a vast projection of collective ego. And yet, there is another type of patriotic feeling that attaches us to place and people, to a home and its culture. Both these feeling states (and their attendant ironies) are relevant to this year's theme.

This year Burning Man will stand atop an obelisk. This imposing monument, emblazoned with the images of flags, will represent the countries of the world. Ranging from Canada to Chad, from Brazil to Burundi, from Vatican City to the Republic of China, these emblems will shine brightly in the night, gleaming like illuminated gems that stud a giant jewel box.

A double-helix, like a strand of DNA, will form a staircase. Twining around the axis of this tower, it will spiral through a series of viewing platforms. The topmost tier will stand directly underneath the Burning Man.

Today, Americans appear to live amid the tarnished squalor of a second Gilded Age. By nearly every measure, America has become a more unequal society. A mere one percent of the population now controls a third of the nation's wealth. Education, health care and home ownership - these now escape the reach of those who thought they were the middle class. Forty years of heedless mass-consumption have turned dreams into delusions. America's awash in debt. Embroiled in a wayward war, its citizens are told to shop.

Many feel that the United States is now adrift. Its allies, once so numerous, begin to fall away and chart an independent course. Its citizens, more tellingly, have lost their faith in progress. Polls indicate they now believe their children can't expect a better future. They distrust the institutions of government, of finance, and the corrupting power of large corporations. And yet, the native traits of any culture are deep-rooted. Freedom, opportunity, inventiveness, the power to transform oneself: these values and a love of self-expression still endure.

Better Beer Can Chicken Recipe

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 23:33:57 -0800

The master recipe for the BEST beer-can chicken. The show stopper that will dazzle your family and friends any time of year. Yes, even in Chicago, in March ;)

If you've never made beer-can chicken before, start here, and once you've mastered the basic procedure, there's no limit to its variations.

Not a new dish, but the secret is REALLY in the Rub!

The beer will evaporate, steam the chicken from the inside, while the outside gets nice and crisp. and it works! Juiciest chicken ever...

Not into grilling? Check out my Heroin Chicken Wings recipe.

Not into chicken? Why not visit my entire recipe collection of culinary treasures. I guarantee, you'll find something you like ;)

If the divine creator has taken pains to give us delicious and exquisite things to eat, the least we can do is prepare them well and serve them with ceremony.